Proverbs 11:27

Proverbs 11:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, But trouble will come to him who seeks evil.

Context of Proverbs 11:27

25A generous person will be made rich, and whoever satisfies others will himself be satisfied. 26People will curse the one who hoards grain, but a blessing will be upon the head of the one who sells it. Whoever eagerly seeks good searches for good will, but whoever looks for evil finds it. 28Whoever trusts his riches will fall, but righteous people will flourish like a green leaf. 29Whoever brings trouble upon his family inherits ⌞only⌟ wind, and that stubborn fool becomes a slave to the wise in heart.

Proverbs 11:27 word by word

שֹׁ֣חֵֽר ט֭וֹב יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ רָצ֑וֹן וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ רָעָ֣ה תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He that diligently seekethשָׁחַרshâchar · to seekH7836
• goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• procurethבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• favourרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• but he that seekethדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• mischiefרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• it shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Proverbs 11:27

• Proverbs 17:11A rebel looks for nothing but evil. Therefore, a cruel messenger will be sent ⌞to punish⌟ him.
• Esther 7:10So servants hung Haman’s ⌞dead body⌟ on the very pole he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king got over his raging anger.
• Psalms 7:15He digs a pit and shovels it out. Then he falls into the hole that he made ⌞for others⌟.
• Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk into the pit they have made. Their feet are caught in the net they have hidden ⌞to trap others⌟.
• Psalms 10:2The wicked person arrogantly pursues oppressed people. He will be caught in the schemes that he planned.
• Psalms 57:6⌞My enemies⌟ spread out a net to catch me. (My soul is bowed down.) They dug a pit to trap me, but then they fell into it. Selah

Commentaries on Proverbs 11:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Procureth - Better, striveth after. He who desires good, absolutely, for its own sake, is also unconsciously striving after the favor which attends goodness.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27Verse 27 Seeking mischief is here set against seeking good; for those that are not doing good are doing hurt, even to themselves.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3124-31. The scope of the whole is a comment on Pr 11:23. Thus liberality, by God's blessing, secures increase, while penuriousness, instead of expected gain, procures poverty.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 11:27

• Diligence
• God
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Poetry
• Profit
• Pursue
• Scatter
• Secret
• Smart
• Suretiship
• Surety
• Void
• God

Commentaries on Proverbs 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings